Abi Adamson
I am passionate about championing diversity, inclusion and belonging in the workplace. As a subject matter expert, she delivers trainings/workshops on : allyship, privilege awareness, unconscious bias and going back to basics on anti-racism training. As a talent and people lead, I find outstanding diverse talent to enable a growing business to deliver their people strategy. This helps build an inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging which in turn will help retain exceptional diverse talent and improve business profitability.
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Andréa Long
Andréa is the Global Marketing Manager for Recruiting Events & Partnerships at Twilio where she manages diversity events strategy and leads end-to-end execution of global employer branding events, recruiting conferences, and internal events. Prior to Twilio, Andréa managed marketing and events on the Recruiting team at Lyft. She also co-led the Black Employee Resource Group and launched the company's first celebration of Black History Month in 2017. In further efforts to increase inclusion, Andréa co-founded Our Collective, a community resource group for Black and Latinx professionals.
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Andrea Walton
Andrea is an accomplished HR Leader with over 18 years in this space. Currently the Vice President, Human Resources at an Ed/Tech organization. She has worked for some of the largest CPG companies in the world, influencing the internal client as well as making an impact with the external customer and consumers.
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Angelique Hamilton
Angelique is the Founder of HR Chique Consultancy Group; where she partners with entrepreneurs, individuals, startups and businesses to discover their “strengths” and fortify their brands to develop diverse, dynamic and sustainable cultures. Angelique is an HR Practitioner, Diversity Consultant, Professional Development Coach that is passionate about creating engaging and progressive cultures. Angie's focus is People Operations, Performance Management, Diversity & Inclusion, Compliance, Training, Professional Development, Talent Management, HR Analytics.
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Ashley Perryman
Business leader who works in HR
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Carmen Hudson
I've led Fortune 100 corporate recruiting teams, built recruiting software, co-founded a tech recruiting conference, trained recruiters and hiring managers and consulted to hiring teams globally.
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Carrie L. Ellis
As Principal of Celestial Consulting LLC, Carrie uses 20+ years of experience to aid clients as they navigate workplace complexities. Formerly VP of People Development at TFA, she and her team advised leaders in management, culture, diversity and inclusiveness. As a diversity, equity, and inclusiveness specialist, Carrie partners with teams to help them enact culture-focused, equitable solutions that resolve difficult situations, create sustainable change, and result in better organizational outcomes. Carrie graduated with honors from Spelman College and the University of Southern California.
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Christine Odunlami
Christine is an emerging HR professional with a passion for benefits administration/organizational development and fostering the next generation of leaders in the HR field.
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Corey Woolfolk
I am currently the VP of People for BridgeBio Pharma, a publicly traded biotech holding company that specializes in bringing meaningful medicines to patients with rare disorders. This is my first foray into the HR discipline as my background is in professional sports management. The common motifs through my career have been identifying developing and supporting elite talent, and getting that same individual talent to coalesce and thrive as high performing teams. It is a thrill to bring these same tenants to health care!
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Dr. Erin L. Thomas
Erin L. Thomas, PhD, brings a distinctive mix of research and practitioner expertise to her roles, which aim to integrate equity as a front-end input to people processes. In 2020, Erin was named to Fortune’s 40 under 40 list as one of the most influential people in technology. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, Fast Company and BBC, as well as recognized by Forbes, Human Rights Campaign, the National Association for Female Executives, and Equal Opportunity Magazine.
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Garry Olive
Garry is a recruiter with 10 years experience recruiting healthcare professionals. In addition to his talent acquisition work, Garry is a Author and blogger on Diversity Equity & Inclusion matters.
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Hilliary Turnipseed
Hilliary Turnipseed is an experienced talent acquisition executive, specializing in early-stage startups and nonprofits, as well as the public health, education technology, media production and advertising industries. Turnipseed seamlessly integrates diversity, equity and inclusion strategies into her work, with an emphasis on improving overall team performance and employee engagement. She is well known for her creative approaches to optimizing workplace environments and policies for the Millennial and Gen Z generations.
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Jabu Dayton
CHIEF OFFICER OF PEOPLE AND INCLUSION: HR Leader, Culture Designer, Growth Strategist. "Formerly the founding HR leader at Airbnb, TaskRabbit, Shyp, and Abstract. I continue to advise and consult with start-up's who support their people to be heard, developed and well taken care of. "
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Jackye Clayton
Jackye Clayton is recognized as a people expert who puts the Human in Human Resources. An international trainer, she has traveled worldwide sharing her unique gifts in sourcing, recruiting and coaching.
Jackye offers dynamic presentations on topics related to leadership development, inclusionary culture development, team building and more. Her in-depth experience in working with top Fortune and Inc 500 clients and their employees has allowed her to create customized programs to coach, train and recruit top talent and inspire others to greatness.
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James Kinney
James Nicholas Kinney is a bi-coastal chief human resources executive, author, and speaker. Kinney has over 15 years of experience as an in-house practitioner and external consultant.
Kinney has been featured on CNN, NBC Smart Money, Entrepreneur and NASDAQ Disruptors. Kinney is an expert in diversity, equity, inclusion and culture.
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Jovian Zayne
Jovian Zayne is an international speaker and certified leadership and professional development coach with years of experience in change management, global diversity and leadership development. She is the CEO and Founder of The OnPurpose Movement®, a firm committed to developing values-driven leaders through targeted coaching, public speaking and facilitated experiences. Her firm’s client list includes Google, The New York Times, Goldman Sachs, Columbia University, Harvard University, The Aspen Institute, Janelle Monáe's Wondaland Records, and Teach For America to name a few.
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Katrina Jones
Katrina Jones is a D&I Leader with Amazon Devices, and works with stakeholders across the business to develop solutions that improve organizational health, boost employee engagement, and foster a more equitable and inclusive workplace. Katrina has specialized expertise in this space -- she's served as a D&I lead at large, complex global companies and startups, and has created diversity and inclusion strategies that disrupt bias across the talent life-cycle. Katrina's D&I expertise is sharpened by her previous experience working in HR.
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Keirsten A. Greggs
Organizations consult with me when they VALUE diversity and innovation! My recruitment strategies attract diverse talent you can TRUST and are committed to INCREASING your bottom line NOT just improving it.
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Khady Gaye
Passionate about people, I'm globetrotter and get my energy from connection. Natural relationship builder, leader I advocate for diversity, inclusion and equality
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Kimberly D. Jones
Talent Acquisition Queen and Superhero! Prior to launching Kelton Legend, a talent acquisition consulting practice, I held leadership roles at some of the most globally recognized organizations: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Northrop Grumman, GE Aviation, Raytheon, Honda, and Nationwide Insurance Company. I provide expertise in the areas of Talent Acquisition, HR Technology, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Through the collective accomplishments of these experiences I proudly boast that I have staffed positions on all 7 continents and 2 planets. I further leveraged these experiences and have obtained dual appointments at the University of California, Irvine - Senior Director, Enterprise Talent Strategy and Instructor, Department of Continuing Education.
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Leniece Flowers Brissett
Leniece Flowers Brissett is the Founder and CEO of Compass Talent Group, an HR consultancy that builds diverse and inclusive workplaces. Her firm has partnered with social impact organizations with annual revenues ranging from $2M to $25B resulting in 90% of hires identifying as underrepresented (Black or Latinx, LGBTQ+ and/or women). She's a contributing writer for Vox and Quartz known for not tip-toeing around issues of race at work. She has been featured in Psychology Today, AMEX and Prism and serves on the board of Breakthrough Silicon Valley.
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Madison Butler
Madison Butler is the current VP of People + Culture at Sourced Craft Cocktails. She is passionate about creating equitable spaces and the ability to be human at work.
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Merary Soto-Saunders
Merary is a global HR/People executive, with over 17 years of experience, she has led HR functions in Finance and Tech organizations in 27 countries across North America, South America, Africa & Europe.
She is dedicated to designing, building and managing HR functions and teams that are truly global. Merary has led performance management, organizational design, talent acquisition, compensation planning & crisis management. As a strategic coach and advisor to executives, she provides practical, human-focused insight for leaders to create work environments where a global workforce can thrive.
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Morgan Williams
I specialize in transforming businesses through their people by putting the human back in human resources. I am a well versed HR professional with years of experience within different industries and companies such as startups, fortune companies, as well as the public sector. I specialize in Conflict Resolution, Coaching, Employee Relations, People Operations, Business Operations, Talent Acquisition & Career Development.
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Nadia McKinney
Nearly 20 years in Talent Acquisition supporting global finance and tech industry....
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Niles Brandon
Niles Brandon is senior human resources leader with 9+ years of progressive generalist experience across a variety of HR-domains including; business partnership/strategy, recruiting, talent management, and L&D. He currently leads a team of business partners in support of Fanatics’ Direct to Consumer segment including; merchandising, strategic retail, business affairs and business development.
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Oluwatimilehin Shonibare
Timi is a Talent Management professional with extensive experience in People Analytics, Learning & Development, Organizational Development, Recruitment & Selection, Interview coaching, Resume writing, Performance management and other core areas of Human Resources. I write on talent management and leadership related articles. I also speak to graduates and undergraduates on skills they need to thrive in the job market.
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Patricia Figueroa
Former Fortune 500 recruiter turned owner of The Career Glow Up, a resume writing and career coaching business that specializes in helping BIPOC double their salaries while landing opportunities at global organizations such as Deloitte, Conduent & more.
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Stacy Larkin
People leader with over 12 years in the HR field and a Masters in Organizational Psychology & Change Leadership. Currently the Head of People & Employee Success at a tech startup in NYC. Passionate about building inclusive, high performing teams.
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T. Tara Turk-Haynes
I started in the recruiting space in 2006 and went on to oversee HR, Talent, and Office Administration in 2015. I am now in the talent acquisition, employee engagement, learning & development, and DEI spaces. I'm especially focused on the journey of the person from hiring throughout their experience at companies.
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Tia B. Coachman
Tia B. Coachman is the Founder of Affirma Consultancy which provides bespoke HR advisory services to HR/Executive leaders. She advises on strategic HR partnership, talent management, equity, organizational change, intersectionality in the workplace and retention strategies for organizations such as Portland State University, TimesUp Advertising, PDX Women in Tech, Women’s Center for Leadership, PDX Executive HR Forum, and others. A graduate of Howard University with an MBA from the University of Maryland University College, she also holds the SHRM-Senior Certified Professional Certification.
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Tunde Makinde
10 years Talent Acquisition experience across multiple industries ranging from Tech startups to multinational corporates. With experience too in Finance and Sales he is able to bring an all round commercial view to the discussion
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Viva Asmelash
My professional purpose is to create strategies and environments where people feel truly seen and are inspired to be their best and most authentic selves.
I bring this to life through my work as a values-based, intuitive inclusion and branding leader with 10+ years of experience in career-focused marketing, DEI project management, language & materials development, internal/external communications, diversified applicant sourcing, consulting, and partnership management.
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Wendy Kelly
Wendy is a HR practitioner, with over 10+ years experience, specializing in employee relations, benefits administration and health & wellness.
Wendy is the owner of Kelly’s HR Services (KHRS), a virtual HR service provider, providing HR related services ranging from payroll to employee relations, to small, mid-size and large organization.
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